Nothing more on this yet; waiting to hear whether arrestees are named Mohammed, or just had too much to drink ...
Saturday, May 6, 2006; Posted: 5:08 p.m. EDT (21:08 GMT)
NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) -- Authorities boarded an American Airlines plane Saturday and detained five men after it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to a spokesman for the airport's operator.
The plane was bound from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport when an air marshal notified authorities of five men he considered suspicious, according to Marc LaVorgna, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
They had no weapons, said Tim Smith, an airline spokesman.
Port Authority police took the five men into custody immediately after the plane landed at 3:20 p.m., LaVorgna said.
LaVorgna did not have more details on why the men were considered suspicious. The five men remained in custody at the airport Saturday evening. The FBI had been notified and was expected to take over the investigation, LaVorgna said.
The plane was carrying 121 passengers and five crew members, Smith said. All other passengers had been released. |